Heart Disease and Sexual Function

Erectile dysfunction has many causes, one of which is cardio-vascular disease. It is not hard to see why this is. Blood flow is necessary for an erection to occur, and when blood flow is compromised, a man's erectile capacity is also compromised. But we're talking about science here and not philosophy, and in Western medicine, more concrete evidence is needed to establish the link between cardio-vascular problems and a man's erection capacity.The findings of an Austrian research team presented earlier this year at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association may just be that concrete proof. The research focuses on the presence of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood. High homocystein levels in the blood is a sign of heart disease. According to the research, two-thirds of the test subjects who have erectile dysfunction also had a high level of homocysteine in their blood.